Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration

The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) was set up in 1959 at Mussoorie near Dehradun. The institute imparts training to members of the All India Services and Central Services through a common Foundation Course and regular recruits to the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) at a professional level.

The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration conducts in-service training courses for middle to senior ranking members of the IAS and officers selected for or promoted to the IAS from various State Civil Services. In addition, workshops and seminars are conducted in specific subject areas at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration.

The LBSNAA embodies a unique coexistence of academic rigor and intellectual freedom. Participants from all over India meet, interact and learn from each other. Facilities include spacious and well equipped lecture rooms, conference halls, auditorium, library, mess, hostel, sports complex, dispensary, bank, post office, EPABX, computer lab and the Internet.

The primary focus of the facilities at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration is on teaching. One will find here:

• SVGA projectors to handle computer screens and VCR output
• Slide and overhead projectors
• Video recording of classroom sessions

The academy dispensary provides medical services. It is manned by a Senior Medical Officer, a Lady Medical Officer, nursing and technical staff. A pathology lab, an X-ray unit and a free homeopathic dispensary are attached. Serious cases are referred by visiting specialists to hospitals nearby.

The center of social life is the Officers Mess, managed by the Mess Committee. It organizes formal and informal evenings.

A coffee machine, cable television and various indoor games are provided in the Officers' Lounge.

The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration has gained a reputation for the excellent training it provides to cadres and officers from different levels of the Indian administrative services.

Last Updated on 15 April 2011